Holding that expert testimony was inadmissible based on its unreliable methodology notwithstanding "the impressive qualifications of plaintiffs' experts"
Holding that jury was entitled to hear expert testimony and decide whether to accept or reject it after considering whether predicate facts on which expert relied were accurate
Holding that the Daubert factors "are not dispositive in every case and should be applied only where they are reasonable measures of the reliability of expert testimony."
Holding that "the district court must consider whether the testimony will assist the trier of fact with its analysis of any of the issues involved in the case"
327 U.S. 251 (1946) Cited 987 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that when the plaintiff cannot prove his damages by precise computation, the jury "may make a just and reasonable estimate of the damage based on relevant data, and render its verdict accordingly"
Holding that expert report was properly excluded by district court because it was based primarily on statements by plaintiff that defendant's product was only possible source of plaintiff's injuries